Hacktoberfest Pt. 2

October means it's time for Hacktoberfest. We're talking with Shannon Crabill about what open source is, how to get involved with Hacktoberfest, and tips & tricks for maintaining open source projects.

Show Notes

• Who is Shannon? - 1:17
• What is open source? - 4:19
• How did you get involved in Hacktoberfest? - 4:55
• What is it like to maintain an open source project? - 6:27
• Tips && tricks for people wanting to work on maintaining an open source project - 7:35
• How to contribute to Hacktoberfest projects? - 8:54
• Advice for beginners getting started in open source - 11:51
• How do you find projects to contribute to? - 13:09
• Hard parts of open source - 14:30
• Best parts of open source - 15:38
• How to gain confidence to contribute - 16:52
• Advice to someone beginning their coding journey - 18:06

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